The gentlemans academie. Or, The booke of S. Albans containing three most exact and excellent bookes: the first of hawking, the second of all the proper termes of hunting, and the last of armorie: all compiled by Iuliana Barnes, in the yere from the incarnation of Christ 1486. And now reduced into a better method, by G.M.

Of diuerse woordes of Art in Armes.

A senter in armes is called staker of tents:

Fixiall in armes, is called milne pickes:

Mangis in armes are called a sleue: gorgis bee called in armes water budgettes: Elynelles bee called in armes foure quadrates trucholles: Oglis in armes are called gunnestones: tortlettes are cal∣led in armes Wastell: Diaclys are called in armes scopperilles: Myrris are called in armes mirrours or glasses: Feons are called in armes broade-ar∣rowe heades: Tronkes are called in armes anie beastes heades, or neckes: Demi in armes is cal∣led halfe of anie thing: Countertreuis is called in armes, when halfe the beast is of one colour, and the other halfe of an other. Euerie coate that bea∣reth a crosse to the point, the pointe is the fielde, as Saint George beareth gules foure anglettes of siluer, but against this rule there are some heraldes repugnant, as shall be shewed in the booke insuing▪ These three tearmes, of, and, with, shall not bee re∣hearsed in armes but cure anie of them.